Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi admits that his charges struggled to string combinations together in their hard-fought victory over Magesi FC on Tuesday night.
The Glamour Boys returned to winning ways courtesy of second-half substitute Ashley Du Preez’s 68th minute strike, barely a minute being on the pitch.
Amakhosi remained in eighth spot despite the win with the Tunisian mentor admitting that his starting line-up found it very hard to break down a stubborn Magesi side which forced them into changes.
“We knew that it was going to be a difficult game, Magesi are always difficult against big teams,” Nabi told SuperSport TV after the match at the Calabash.
“We saw it in the Carling final against [Orlando] Pirates and we knew it was gonna be a difficult game.
“And even for ourselves, the fact of having a lot of changes, the first line-up we struggled a little bit in the first half to get on the front foot, to get going but we were better in the second half.
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“In this kind of game what you need is three points and to get going.”
Nabi and his troops switch their focus to the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals where they will take on Stellenbosch FC this coming weekend in Gqeberha.
